Paprika (1932 film)

For other films named Paprika, see Paprika (disambiguation).

Paprika is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger and Paul Heidemann.^[1] Made by the German branch of Universal Pictures, it was based on a hit play by Max Reimann and Otto Schwartz. A French-language version and an Italian-language version were released the following year. It is also known by the alternative title of Marriage in Haste. In the US, the film was released almost 2 years later in German on 18 May 1934 in the Yorkville theater under the title Wie man Maenner fesselt (How to charm men).

Paprika
Directed by	Carl Boese
Written by	Bobby E. Lüthge
Based on	Der Sprung in die Ehe, a play by Max Reimann Otto Schwartz
Produced by	Alberto Giacalone Viktor Klein
Starring	Franciska Gaal Paul Hörbiger Paul Heidemann
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Hilde Grebner
Music by	Franz Waxman
Production company	Victor Klein-Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Universal-Film
Release date	4 November 1932 (1932-11-04)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

This was the debut film of actress Claire Glib, who was known also for The Yellow Flag (1937) and Robert and Bertram (1939).^[2]

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann.^[3]

Plot summary

Cast

• Franciska Gaal as Ilona von Takacs
• Paul Hörbiger as Dr. Paul Schröder
• Paul Heidemann as Dr. Max Schröder
• Liselotte Schaak as Ottis Frau
• Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Franz, Hausdiener
• Margarete Kupfer as Paul Schröders Frau
• Claire Glib as Röschen
• Frigga Braut as Minna, Dienstmädchen
• Hermann Picha as Portier
• Carl Walther Meyer as Schornsteinfeger

See also

• Paprika (1959), West German remake